Other News Releases Related to Case 18-OCI-045

Witness Assistance

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding an injury sustained on the weekend by a 60-year-old man in Ottawa.

Preliminary information suggests the following:

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018, Ottawa Police Service officers attended the Boston Pizza located at 1055 St. Laurent Boulevard in response to a man making threats to restaurant staff.

An interaction between the man and officers took place both inside and outside the restaurant, and the man was subsequently arrested.

He was transported to hospital where he was diagnosed with a serious injury.

Two investigators have been assigned to this incident. At this time, four subject officers and six witness officers have been designated.

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must

consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation

depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid